expressing concession with although/in spite of/ despite 'exercises)

(EXPRESSING CONCESSION WITH : ALTHOUGH/IN
SPITE OF/ DESPITE)

I/ Choose
the right answer: Use : although or in spite of

1/…………………………………. the weather was bad, we enjoyed the game.


2/The children slept deeply ………………………………. the noise.

3/____________________ earning a low salary, Sara helped her
parents

4/Jane rarely sees Alan
_____________________ they are
neighbors.

5/Kate did not do well in the exam
____________________ working very
hard.

6/_____________________ I was very hungry, I couldn't eat.

7/_________________ the difficulty, they managed to solve the
math problem.

8/Liza never talked to him
________________ she loved him.

9/__________________ it was cold, Marie didn't put on her
coat.

10/Clare did the work _______________________ being ill.

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II/Choose the right
answer: although / in spite of/ because / because of

1/………………………………
the weather was bad, we had a good time.

2/………………………………. all our hard work, a lot of things went
wrong.

3/………………………….
we had planned everything carefully, a lot of things went wrong.

4/I went to hospital …………………………….. I was feeling very ill.

5/I went to work the next day …………………………… I was still feeling ill.

6/She accepted the job …………………………. the low salary.

7/She refused the job ………………………………… the low salary.

8/I managed to sleep …………………………………….. the hotel was noisy.

9/I could not get to sleep …………………………………………… the noise.

10/He runs fast ……………………………………… his old age.



Answers : I

Exercise I / 1. Although
2.in spite of 3. In spite of 4. Although 5.
in spite of 6. Although

7 in spite of. 8. Although
9. Although 10. in spite of

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EXERCISE II: 1. Although 2. in spite of 3. Although 4. Because 5. Although 6.
in spite of

7. Because of 8. Although 9. Because of 10 in spite of